A Dying Culture, but not yet dead.

How will we face the future if we would abandon the past? Filipino and Literature will be dismissed in college in accordance with the Commission in Higher Education (CHED) because this was already studied in elementary to senior high school. Based on studies, a lot of college graduates still haven’t mastered Filipino and literature which is why this needs to be learned in college. People lack knowledge about our own language and culture even though these are being currently taught in school. In addition to that, it is stated in the law that we should widen our knowledge in Filipino. How will we be able to master our own language if we would limit studying it?

In present times, people are still confused between “nang” and “ng” , “rin” and “din”. This is one of the many reasons why we should further study our very own language. Only few people actually care about our language, yet we still want to remove it from the brains of Filipino students.

This is somewhat sad because in conjunction with the termination of literature and Filipino, the mandatory Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) was also implemented because it serves to restore and instill the discipline and love for country. Isn’t it better to promote patriotic feelings of the Filipinos while they are young in such a way that their eyes will be opened to their duties as a citizen to their country. Isn’t that better than being a forced soldier to do tasks?

I still believe that children are the future, but how will they create a future if we are removing the key to the improvement of our country―our very own language and culture that needs to be seen by future generations to come.